The Los Angeles Dodgers recently made a bit of a surprising roster move this past week by placing Will Smith on the 10-day injured list. Smith was initially optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City, but because his oblique injury was suffered while with the Dodgers, he was put on the Major League IL.
“That last game in Arizona, he had a check-swing, I think it was, and strained his (right) oblique a little bit or ribcage,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts explained. “He wants to play, but we don’t want him to put himself in harms way.”
The stint was retroactive to June 25, and Smith has since returned, as he was optioned to Oklahoma City on Saturday.